"The ultimate GUI customization program. It allows users complete control over how Windows looks and feels. It's more than just eye candy though* user created "skins" can add extra functionality to Windows along with restrict what users can do with their windows if necessary. WindowBlinds is the ultimate way to take control over how Windows looks and feels."

"WebBlinds is an Internet Explorer extension that makes IE 5 or later a fully skinnable web browser. It uses WindowBlinds technology (called DirectSkin) to do this. Users can mix and match their toolbars* animated throbber* and general akin from their component parts.

Because it integrates with Internet Explorer* users don't lose out on any of the compatibility or functionality in IE. Moreover* it uses much less memory than a fully featured stand alone skinnable browser might use while at the same time having just as much* if not more flexibility than a separate skinnable browser.

With WebBlinds* users get the best of both worlds -- A skinnable browser that is Internet Explorer."

"Theme Manager is a program that lets you apply all your various skins* themes* icons* and more from a single unified interface. You can even take your entire desktop and save it all together as a single suite (a suite being a single file that contains themes* skins* icons* wallpapers* etc.). It makes customizing your computer a snap!"

* Direct access to ActiveX controls. No need for a compiler or some other development tool* DesktopX can put COM objects (ActiveX controls) right on your desktop.

* Incredible extensibility. DesktopX objects can be extended with VBScript or Javascript and soon C#* and XAML. Want to learn how to use industry standard languages and see rapid results from your efforts? Try DesktopX.

* Distributable. Once your object or your desktop is completed* you can package it up as a single file and upload to the Internet or distribute all over the world. If you have DesktopX Pro* you can even turn those objects into stand alone applications!

* Low overhead. DesktopX is optimized to use as few resources as possible.

ObjectBar allows users to create their own custom Start bars* finders* pop-up menus* program launchers* wharfs* docks* etc. It is completely customizable. Users can download hundreds of themes and bars for it from the theme library.

Keyboard Launchpad (KLP) is a program that allows you to quickly and easily assign hot keys to launch programs* visit URLs* paste saved clipboards* control individual programs* perform system commands* and more.

What makes KLP special is that it works system wide. No matter what program you're in* no matter what you're doing* you can always access the hotkeys of KLP. It also has an open plugin format so that if there is a specialized program you wish to add your own hot key support to* you can do so.

IconPackager is a program that allows users to change nearly all of their Windows icons at once by applying "packages" of icons. A package of icons contains icons to replace most of the common icons on your Windows PC.

What makes IconPackager special is that unlike M*crosoft's themes which only change a few icons* IconPackager changes hundreds of icons. Everything from "My Computer"* "Recycle Bin"* Folders* all the way to specific file format icons such as .doc and .xls files and any other file type a user wishes to use.
IconPackager in action...

You look at icons all day. The same old icons. With everything else in our lives* people expect to be able to customize the aesthetics of what they use. Cell phones* televisions* refrigerators* cars* etc. And yet* by default* Windows will not allow you to change most of your Windows icons. Windows supports "themes" that can change a few of the Windows icons but most remain the same.

Enter IconPackager.

IconPackager can change nearly every icon in Windows. It can even change icons that most people would think are impossible to change.

Users visit websites such as WinCustomize.com and can download entire packages of icons created by either Stardock or IconPackager theme authors. These packages contain replacements to pretty much every icon you see in Windows. Once loaded* the user can than apply these icons to their system to customize the look of Windows to their tastes.

There are hundreds of icon packages available on the Internet with more being made all the time. Want to have a holiday looking desktop with all your icons changed? Download one of the many holiday oriented icon sets. Want your icons to look similar to icons on another operating system? No problem they're out there.

You don't have to rely on icon packages made by others either* creating your own icon packages is very easy.

Just go through the icons you want to change and then replace them one by one with icons you have found on the net or created with an icon editing program such as Stardock IconDeveloper. Once you are finished* you can save your changed icons as IconPackager theme to apply right away or save for later. Or you can package them up for distribution to your friends and coworkers.

IconPackager also includes Icon Explorer. It is designed to make it easy to navigate through libraries of icons and view them easily in different sizes and formats so that you can get an idea of how an icon looks and decide if it's one you would want to use.

The shareware version of IconPackager can do all this and more. The enhanced registered version is only $14.95 (or can be purchased as part of Object Desktop* a suite of Stardock's desktop enhancements.
The Enhanced Registered Version

The enhanced registered version has even more features. For example* shell integration is added with the enhanced version. This allows users browsing through their system to right click on any file and go to the added "Icon" tab and change the icon. This even works on executables (there are other programs that can change some icons but few if any other programs that allow users to change the icons of actual individual programs right from Explorer).

Changing icons from the Windows shell with the enhanced version.

Another nice feature: Being able to replace those ugly file type icons.

Ack. You open up a folder only to be reminded of how ugly your icons are. And people wonder why some people love Macs...

With IconPackager* you can right-click on those files and choose a new icon for those associations very quickly.

Much better.
Conclusion

IconPackager is made so that people who use a Windows PC can decide how they want their icons to look. IconPackager is the world's most popular program (by far) for doing this. It is also the most complete and most supported program for doing so. If you want to change your Windows icons* this is the way to do it.

It runs on Windows 98* ME* 2000 and Windows XP. $14.95 to register the stand alone version or can be purchased as part of Object Desktop which is $49.95. Its home page is عفوا ,,, الملفات مرفوعة على سرفرات البوابة
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IconDeveloper is a program that makes it very easy to create your own Windows icons. Intead of trying to include a drawing package* IconDeveloper instead allows users to just import images made by other programs and turn them quickly and easily into icons.

IconDeveloper also makes it easy to change the colors of icons* do batch conversions* and add new sizes to existing icons using a variety of scaling techniques to ensure the highest possible quality.

IconDeveloper can also incorporate itself into the Windows shell allowing users to simply right click on a graphics image and turn it into a Windows icon (.ICO file). It can edit both .ICO files and .ICL files and supports any size icon you choose to create.

Stardock CursorXP is a program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors.

It does this by taking advantage of the new visual effects features of Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

CursorXP users can create and use cursors that look and feel far superior to anything you've ever seen before! Best of all* it's really easy to create your own super-charged cursors! It integrates into the standard Mouse interface of Windows and is easy to turn on and off as you need.

Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens.

Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens* BootSkin does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel. Nor does it require the user to download replacement Windows XP kernels to do so.

This has 2 advantages: 1) Boot screens that use BootSkin are typically under 20K compared to other boot screen programs whose files are over 2 MEGABYTES. 2) There is no risk of having your system unable to boot due to a corrupted file or after applying a service pack.

Stardock LogonStudio allows Windows XP users to edit* change* and apply new logon screens. LogonStudio comes built with a visual editor to make it easy to create your own logons which can then be uploaded to websites to be used by others users.

LogonStudio uses .logonxp files rather than requiring users to replace their actual logonui.exe.

Galactic Civilizations is an award-winning* turn-based strategy game in which you must guide humanity into the next age of its existence. Fight wars* negotiate treaties* and ensure the survival of the human race.

With this loader* you can install all Stardock's programs without knowing it's serials (Enhance* Pro or Plus Programs).
It's easy to use it:
1. Copy the setup file to the same folder with the loader
2. Rename the setup file to Setup.exe
3. Run the loader* then enter anything (but don't leave blank) in the Serials Check box
4. Use the programs as much as you want